The episode "mystery date" took me back

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

To you not to everyone.

To me and every other man with 20/20 vision

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

To me and every other man with 20/20 vision

But there are some men that would say the same thing about Khadijah.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

But there are some men that would say the same thing about Khadijah.

Not over Sinclair I don't think

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

Not over Sinclair I don't think

Everybody is different.

[Brieannas21]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

But there are some men that would say the same thing about Khadijah.

Thank You. All of the women had their moments.

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by Brieannas21

Thank You. All of the women had their moments.

Absolutely. I have a different take on all four.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

Everybody is different.

So if you were just rating faces, you would put Sinclair as number 1?

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

So if you were just rating faces, you would put Sinclair as number 1?

Like I said, everybody is different. They were all pretty, man. There were some men that loved Erika Alexander's character Maxine. They loved the way her legs looked in high heeled shoes. Queen Latifah had a sensual thing about her which is really working to her advantage now. Kim Fields has always been cute and pretty. I loved when Regine would go crazy with the wigs every two seconds. LOL. Synclaire had flavor too so I can't deny that.

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by ThomasE

Like I said, everybody is different. They were all pretty, man. There were some men that loved Erika Alexander's character Maxine. They loved the way her legs looked in high heeled shoes. Queen Latifah had a sensual thing about her which is really working to her advantage now. Kim Fields has always been cute and pretty. I loved when Regine would go crazy with the wigs every two seconds. LOL. Synclaire had flavor too so I can't deny that.

So what is your rank? My rank is

Sinclair
Regine
Kadijah
Max

[ThomasE]

Originally Posted by TVFactFan

So what is your rank? My rank is

Sinclair
Regine
Kadijah
Max

For overall ranking on looks and beauty....I will take the fifth as it is possible that I may wind up working with anyone of these four people someday. That always seems to happen.

[hch]

That is such a classic piece of 90s TV history! You are 100% right—watching that episode "Mystery Date" (Season 1, Episode 19) in syndication today feels like a fever dream because the context of the 1-800 number is completely gone.

Here is why that episode was so unique for its time:

The Interactive Gimmick: In February 1994, Fox ran a massive promotion where Overton (John Henton) appeared in a tuxedo during commercial breaks, asking viewers to call in and vote for which lady the "fine new neighbor," Hamilton Brown (played by a peak-fame Morris Chestnut), should take out.

The "Rigged" Result: Fans overwhelmingly chose Khadijah, but the show rewarded them by making the date a total disaster. Hamilton turned out to be incredibly boring and—worst of all—cheap.

The Fourth Wall Break: When Khadijah looks directly into the camera and says, "You did this to me," she was literally blaming the millions of fans who paid for that phone call to set her up with a man who counted every penny of the dinner bill.

It was one of the first times a sitcom used real-time audience participation to influence a plot, but for a new viewer today, it just looks like Khadijah has suddenly developed a psychic connection with her roommates or has simply lost her mind!

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by hch

That is such a classic piece of 90s TV history! You are 100% right—watching that episode "Mystery Date" (Season 1, Episode 19) in syndication today feels like a fever dream because the context of the 1-800 number is completely gone.

Here is why that episode was so unique for its time:

The Interactive Gimmick: In February 1994, Fox ran a massive promotion where Overton (John Henton) appeared in a tuxedo during commercial breaks, asking viewers to call in and vote for which lady the "fine new neighbor," Hamilton Brown (played by a peak-fame Morris Chestnut), should take out.

The "Rigged" Result: Fans overwhelmingly chose Khadijah, but the show rewarded them by making the date a total disaster. Hamilton turned out to be incredibly boring and—worst of all—cheap.

The Fourth Wall Break: When Khadijah looks directly into the camera and says, "You did this to me," she was literally blaming the millions of fans who paid for that phone call to set her up with a man who counted every penny of the dinner bill.

It was one of the first times a sitcom used real-time audience participation to influence a plot, but for a new viewer today, it just looks like Khadijah has suddenly developed a psychic connection with her roommates or has simply lost her mind!

Viewers wouldnt have to worry about it if it aired on Pluto because they would definitely cut of the scene with Khadijah saying "you did this to me"

lol